Summary
The stem and bowl of this tobacco pipe was excavated at the Commonwealth Block site between 1988 and 2003. It was probably manufactured by McDougall.
A pipeful of tobacco was long-lasting and its aroma disguised the stench of Melbourne's streets. The short clay pipe favoured by working men was called a 'cutty'. Being made of brittle clay, these pipes broke easily, explaining the abundance of fragments uncovered at Little Lon. Of the pipes excavated, many were decorated with slogans, patriotic symbols, even jokes and caricatures, hinting at the identities of those who smoked them.
Physical Description
This is the bowl and stem of a clay pipe. It is a plain bowl with no spur.
Physical Description
Bowl and part of the stem of a clay tobacco pipe. Impressed manufacturers mark on side of the bowl reads '...CUTTY PIPE', manufactueres name is missing, but it is probably McDougall. Manufacturer is probably McDougall
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Heritage Victoria, Industry Superannuation Property Trust, 03 May 2005
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Manufacture Name
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Manufacturer (Probable)
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Inscriptions
'...CUTTY PIPE // C C.'
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Context Number
57/13
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Site
[TCS] Australia, Victoria, Commonwealth Block, Melbourne
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Activity
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Specific Activity
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Moulding
Unadorned
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Form
Cutty; Tapered; Straight Body; No Spur (Base)
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Technique
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Exhibition Collection Management
60 mm (Length), 20 mm (Width), 35 mm (Height)
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Dimensions
55 mm (Length), 30 mm (Height), 19 mm (Outside Diameter)
Measurement From Conservation.
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EAMC Measurements
30.6 (Height), 21 (Outside Diameter), 9.19 (Weight)
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